Seeing that Ruqing didn't speak, the mother-in-law who bought it was also anxious, took two steps forward, and said hurriedly: "Girl, you want to be the master, there is no money in hand, how can the old woman buy?" Up and down in this house, what is used for food and clothing, which one does not need silver? But grandma only gave so much silver, and it had already been spent, so the girl had to give an idea. ”

Ruqing said lightly: "In addition to the eldest brother's salary, does our family have any other income and expenditure?" ”

The mother-in-law who bought hesitated, "I'm just in charge of the purchase, and all the expenses in this house have been controlled by my grandmother, so I don't know very well." ”

Then Ruqing asked He again, He took the abacus and Ruqing carefully calculated, there are about 14 dowry shops in the capital, and there are 100 taels of silver per month. However, because it is only paid once every six months, and there are several rooms that only reach the lease period in the second half of the year, so I can't get the money for a while. The Zhuangzi who accompanied the marriage was in the capital, and this year's harvest was not very good, and the crops were still in the ground at this time, and the harvest time was not yet reached, and the rent could not be recovered for the time being. At present, the main source of income is only a rice shop set up by his own family, but this rice shop looks good business, but in fact the competition is fierce, the profits have already been diluted a lot, and the income in January is just enough for the expenses of the house, and 120 taels of silver in January is really her limit. Again, Zhili's salary is completely ignored, because there has always been only no entry and exit, and there is never anything left, because in the officialdom, there are too many places where people exchange favors and use silver. Therefore, the living expenses of Li's mother and daughter and her subordinates are not because she refuses to give them, but she is really powerless.

After explaining the source of income, He said to Ruqing apologetically: "I know that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. But, fourth sister, you can't bear to let me bear such a belly and still worry about these livelihoods? What's more, when I meet someone like my wife, I can't do anything about it, so I can only ask my fourth sister to think of an idea for me. ”

Ruqing looked up to the sky and roared, it turned out that it was fake to call her home, and using her as a gun to deal with the Li family was the goal.

Ruqing would not believe that the He family would be so poor, and they would have such a little silver in January, and when the couple entered Beijing, Zhili Ke also brought a lot of silver. Then the eldest uncle and aunt who were far away in Haining also gave a lot of gifts, and the He family was a good housekeeper and open source, how could they be so moneyless. This is the so-called pretending to be poor and burying the rich, deceiving **. And this **, at present, refers to himself.

But Ruqing couldn't accuse He of being cunning like a fox, because she also hated Li's calculations and more and more love to take advantage. What's more, the old lady is also right, to deal with a shameless person like the Li family, with the He family's ability, she can come up with ten shameless methods. But for the sake of fame, it is difficult for the He family to come forward to deal with it.

In this ancient period, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and family honor, which have always been emphasized, have to support all the clansmen in their hometown after they have attained the Tao. If the clan is in trouble and asks you for help, no matter whether the matter is tricky or not, you have to bite the bullet and help you, and besides, if someone comes to your hometown, you have to settle down with three or five, thirty, or even a hundred. Those who eat and drink Lazar must be well served, and if anyone is lazy, he will be regarded as a man of unkindness.

Li is Zhiyi's stepmother, who is kind and beautiful and Zhili's sister-in-law, although this stepmother is not as high as her mother's status, but she is also an elder, and she must not be neglected at the feet of the Son of Heaven, who has always valued filial piety.

The so-called eldest brother is like a father, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and when the sister-in-law comes, those who eat and drink Lazar must also be taken care of. If there is a slight no, the reputation of the Zhili couple will be ruined.

It is estimated that the Li family pinched the scruples of the Zhili couple and squandered them even more recklessly.

Ruqing looked at the flowers of Li and others for half a month, it is indeed amazing, although the flowers used by Li to go out to socialize and come and go are all paid by themselves, but other food and clothing, and the various expenses of the maids, are all He's silver, no wonder He is on fire.

Ruqing clasped her hands around her chest, squinted at He's family, inserted her figure-eight feet, and was in the shape of a teapot, "It's not impossible to let my wife take the initiative to leave, or automatically pay for living expenses." However, how can my sister-in-law thank me after this happens? ”

He smiled: "I know that my sister can't bear to see me wronged." It's just that how should my sister deal with it? ”

"Heaven must not be divulged." Ruqing sold a pass, and then said: "Don't change the topic, my sister-in-law hasn't answered me yet, how can you thank me after the matter is completed?" ”

He smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry, I will give you a mysterious gift when the time comes." ”

*

In the afternoon, Ruqing told the buyer, "You still go to the shop that has cooperated with our family before, and ask them to give us the goods first." You tell them the reason directly, just say that there are a lot of relatives in our family, and the expenses in the house are getting tighter, so I will do it first, and then pay it again after my father enters Beijing. If not, take the deed and give them the deed. ”

Buying was taken aback, "She --- She's account?" ”

Ruqing was impatient, "In addition to She Account, can my mother come up with any other way?" ”

"Yes, let the wife pay some money---- or let them move out of the house----"

"Then, Mom and Mrs. will go." Ruqing said with a smile.

"This ----" was a momentary speechbreaker, she was also an old man of the He family, she knew the doorway here, and the relatives from her hometown, but she couldn't be lazy. I'm afraid of meeting a thick-skinned and particularly shameless person, who has obviously contributed money and effort, but because of temporary resentment, he has not yet gained a reputation of disliking the poor and loving the rich, being disloyal and unfilial.

Although the He family has a big business, they also have several poor relatives, and these poor relatives often come to the door to fight the autumn breeze, and for the sake of fame, they also give some or help a few handfuls. When encountering thick-skinned people, Mrs. He has always given money, and if she can't leave, she can't avoid meeting. If you meet someone like Li who lives at home for a long time, it is a headache. You can't scold or beat, you can't see it to people with cold faces, and your ears are blocked and you can't hear it. The only way to do that is-----

The purchased fox looked at Ruqing suspiciously, and said secretly in his heart: "No, how old are these four girls, and they can actually come up with such a sophisticated method?" Could it be, the old lady taught me? ”

*

Ruqing originally thought that being a family was majestic, monopolistic, and rich in oil and water, otherwise Wang Xifeng would not be so fond of taking care of things, and the Li family would not have been holding the power of the family for many years.

Since I really became a housekeeper, I know that not everyone can do this job of being the master of the house. At least I had only learned some skills on paper with Mama Hua before, and she had nothing to do embroidering all day long, but it was an extremely difficult task for her to practice calligraphy.

The one hundred and twenty taels of silver that He only gave were used up in less than the middle of the month, and there was almost nothing left. It was impossible for her to pick a little bit. There was a butt of accounts outside, and the purchaser came back with the bill, his face was a little green, "Girl, so far, our house has owed more than 300 taels of silver to the external account." ”

Buy's tone trembled, I don't know if I was nervous for myself or for Ruqing---- Ruqing's family was really bad.

Ruqing took the bill and looked at it carefully, and suddenly asked, "How long has my mother been with my sister-in-law?" ”

The mother-in-law who bought it didn't expect Ruqing to ask like this, which was a little strange, but she also replied honestly: "If you go back to the girl, the old woman originally served his wife." After her grandmother got married, she married into the Fang family, and now she has been with her grandmother for four years. ”

Ruqing nodded, "In this way, my mother has been by my sister-in-law's side for four years. ”

The mother-in-law who bought nodded and was about to say something, but Ruqing flew out of the sky and said, "Since my mother has been with my sister-in-law for so many years, why don't I know my sister-in-law's temperament?" She moved the bill to the purchase, her tone was still gentle, "Mom, look, my sister-in-law said before that our family has a rice shop and a rouge shop, and it stands to reason that all the flowers used by our own family should be provided by ourselves, so why does my mother go to other shops to buy?" Is it a distrust of one's own things, or is it ----"

The mother-in-law who bought it hurriedly smiled: "The girl doesn't know, the rice in our shop is all produced from other places, and the grandmothers and masters are tired of eating it, so they all eat the ones in the south of the Yangtze River." Again, this rouge gouache was purchased for his wife and the second and third girls. The girl doesn't know, my wife is picky about this rouge, and I can't help the old woman if she names the Yanyang Fang. ”

Ruqing smiled faintly: "I'm surprised by this, my wife has only been in Qizhou City for a short time, how did I know the name of Yanyangfang?" ”

"This ---- wife has a wide range of friends, and I should have inquired about those ladies and ladies all day long."

"Is that really the case?"

"Yes, of course. If the girl doesn't believe it, she can go and ask her wife to ask. If the old woman is half untrue, she will be thundered and struck in the sky, and she will not die well. ”

Ruqing smiled faintly, "Mom doesn't have to be like this. It's not that Ruqing can't believe you, but I think this sunny fang is gorgeous and substantial, and the price of this sale is much higher than that of peers. What's more, my mother has always been a good person and loyal to her sister-in-law, but don't let your sister-in-law get rid of you because of those small profits, then the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Caimai's face froze, and he forced a laugh: "What is the girl talking about?" Why can't the old woman understand? ”

Ruqing stretched, "If you don't understand, forget it." Mom should do it for herself. Then he got up, took the account book, walked a few steps, and threw out a few words, "I'm going to ask my sister-in-law." Dehui rice, which has always been known as the hometown of imperial tribute, is not as good as the rice from the south of the Yangtze River. It's weird. ”

The one who bought it was so frightened that he hurriedly pulled Ruqing over and accompanied her smiling face, "Girl, girl, grandma has a body, and it is the time when she needs to recuperate, so don't listen to these troubles to grandma." Girl, it was all the old woman who was confused for a while, and misheard the rice seller say that the rice in the south of the Yangtze River was fragrant and glutinous, so she bought a hundred and ten catties in one go. The old woman has already made a mistake, so please don't tell the grandmother to go. ”

Ruqing sighed, "Mom, it seems that you look down on Ruqing." ”

Cai's heart jumped, and he smiled and said: "Look at what the girl said, how can there be such a thing, the girl thinks about it a lot." It's all the old woman who is blinded by lard, and she is confused for a while and mishears the blows of others, so please spare the old woman for this time. ”

Ruqing stared at her for a long time, and then sat down again, "I checked the previous account book, and they were almost on the right account, and they were also on the right number, only this month's ---" Speaking of this, Ruqing looked at her with a smile, "As soon as I was in charge, my mother changed the land I bought, and the price was much higher than before, and the rice we ate rose from an average of 28 catties to 42 catties a day, Mom, are you giving Ruqing a horse, or are you testing Ruqing?" Ruqing's agarwood immediately squinted at the mother-in-law who was buying. The Linglong Yuqin servant also looked eager to try, and was ready to give an order, so he stepped forward to take down the woman and tie her up.

The buyer cried and mourned, and quickly knelt on the ground, "The girl is wronged, even if I give the old woman a lot of courage, I don't dare." ”

The purchaser knelt on the ground, snorting and tearing up that it was not her intention, but she actually knew that she was the buyer of the Fang Mansion, and they all fought to slap her, one or two of them were familiar with her, and they had a relationship with her, and the family was poor, and their hearts were soft for a while, so they went to do business with them. The mother-in-law who bought the house wept bitterly and swore to Ruqing that she didn't expect that Ruqing would be so shrewd when she was so young for the first time, and the accounts she secretly made would be caught.

The purchaser kowtowed again and again, and Ruqing couldn't tell whether she was really repentant or temporary, and after a few stern warnings, she let her go.

Agarwood couldn't help but say: "Girl, this dead woman is really bold." You have just become a family, and it has not been half a month before you dare to blatantly make false accounts to fool you, and it is clear that it is not a good thing to bully you when you are young. I really can't afford to be cheap with her. ”

Linglong also said: "That's it, the girl is so soft-hearted, why did she let her go so easily?" ”

Ruqing said: "What do you mean? ”

Agarwood was stunned for a while, "She is the person next to her grandmother, and the girl is grandma, let grandma punish her." In this way, the girl will not offend anyone, but she will also be able to shock others. ”

Ruqing nodded, and asked Linglong again, "Linglong, what about you?" ”

Linglong scratched her head, "What Agarwood said makes sense. However, the girl did this, and there was a reason for the girl. ”

Ruqing is happy, I really can't see that this girl's kung fu has really improved.

Agarwood glared at Linglong, but said in her mouth: "Is the girl afraid that the eldest grandmother will be annoyed?" ”

Ruqing shook her head, "These are just small things, the most important thing is to control the expenses in the mansion." Slowly unfolded the bills at hand, all of them were registered bills from various shops outside, and it was only half a month's work, and he actually accumulated more than three hundred taels of silver.

Agarwood glanced at it a few times, and was also anxious: "Girl, if you go on like this, it's not a way." Mrs., they're too ---- that----"

Linglong also said angrily: "No, how can anyone be like this, it's too shameless." ”

Ruqing reprimanded, "Although Mrs. does things inappropriately, she is always the master of the house, how can you arrange it at will?" Shut me up. If it reaches the ears of your wife, you will receive it. ”

Linglong quickly shut up.

Agarwood said again: "Girl, Mrs. They have been refusing to leave, and they are unwilling to be a part, grandma doesn't care about this, you are a girl's family, one has no private house, and the other has no property, how to deal with this mess of bad things?" Grandma is really, knowing your identity, she still threw these bad things at you. "Agarwood also has a big complaint about He now.

Ruqing smiled impatiently, "Don't worry, my wife can be shameless at home, but outside, it's not like this." I also believe in Mama Lin's ability to do things, and I believe that it will be effective in the near future. ”